Staff
Maria Imm
Maria (Miss Maria) Imm’s #1 goal is to share the love she has for acrobats, tumbling and dance with her students through positive teaching methods....
Sarah Taylor
Miss Sarah loves dance, tumbling, teaching and choreography. She has been an instructor for more than 15 years now at Miss Maria’s and started in...
Nikki Bizal
Miss Nikki’s dance career started in Winona, MN at the age of three. As a young dancer she attended several competitions and conventions. During this...
Meghan Clough
Miss Meghan Clough is an experienced competitive cheer and tumbling instructor and coach. Meghan brings the love of sport and her role as a coach....
Kelly Hill
Miss Kelly has been teaching small children since graduating from the University of Kansas in 1990 with a degree in Early Childhood education. She was...
Bridget Knight
Miss Bridget has been involved with Miss Maria’s since its opening in 1997 as either a student or an instructor over the years. She took...
Melissa Mitchell
Miss Melissa has enjoyed dancing from a young age, putting on performances for friends, neighbors and family members. Miss Melissa competed for 5 years in hip-hop, pom,...
Leigh Murray
Leigh Murray, an Atlanta, GA native received her BFA in Dance Choreography from Arizona State University in 2009. Since moving to Kansas City, Leigh has...
Ann Shaughnessy
Ann received a BFA from UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance with a focus in Modern in 2002. She has supplemented her training by taking...
Alison Hiddleston
Alison grew up dancing in the Kansas City area, training and competing in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Modern techniques. She recently graduated from Wichita State...
Leah Barker
Miss Leah has been dancing at Miss Maria's for 10 year. Her time at Miss Maria's has included tumbling on NAC tumbling team and dancing...
Makenzie Bremer
Makenzie Bremer has been teaching at Miss Maria’s since she was fourteen. She loves teaching, but her true passion is inspiring others to reach their...
Sophia Bancroft
Miss Sophia has been in gymnastics for six years and for the last four, she has been competing on the USAG tumbling and trampoline team....
Amelia Volante
Amelia tumbled at Miss Maria’s for her early years of tumbling before transitioning to competitive cheer. She has 6 years of experience in Allstar Cheerleading...
Emma Brady
Miss Emma has been at Miss Maria’s since 2020 but competed in gymnastic for 5 years prior to coming to Miss Maria’s. Her time here...
